grottekvarn
Swedish
Etymology
Coined by Viktor Rydberg in 1891, after the mill in Grottasöngr which can mill gold, but is too heavy to be used by humans and has to be operated by giants.
Noun
grottekvarn c
- miserable working conditions, ruthless industrialism
Declension
| Declension of grottekvarn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | grottekvarn | grottekvarnen | grottekvarnar | grottekvarnarna |
| Genitive | grottekvarns | grottekvarnens | grottekvarnars | grottekvarnarnas |
References
- grottekvarn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- grottekvarn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- grottekvarn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Grottekvarn in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1909)